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… VANCE UPDATES LBJ ON SEARCH FOR MISSING US NAVY PILOT AND AIRPLANE POSSIBLY … DOGFIGHT WITH CHINESE AND ON STATUS OF US AIR RAIDS IN VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS IF HE SHOULD LEAVE FOR LBJ RANCH AS PLANNED …
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… LBJ RELAYS JOSEPH ALSOP'S REPORT OF DISCUSSION AT ROWLAND EVANS' HOUSE LAST NIGHT, SUGGESTING LBJ USED JOHN MCCONE'S BRIEFING TO SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AS MEANS OF BLAMING JFK FOR VIETNAM SITUATION; LBJ'S LOYALTY TO JFK AS VP …
Presidential Recordings
… PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF LBJ'S CHOICE FOR VP NOMINEE; BUNDY SUGGESTS LBJ ANNOUNCE IT NOW TO CABINET, CONGRESS; LBJ DISCUSSES … WITH RFK YESTERDAY; MCNAMARA; HHH; TALKING PAPER ON VIETNAM …
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… REQUESTS FROM WILLIAM RYAN, OGDEN REID THAT LBJ MEET WITH PARENTS OF ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER; LBJ'S MEETINGS ON CYPRUS CRISIS; RESIGNATION OF HENRY CABOT LODGE AS US AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LBJ STRESSES NEED FOR ACTION ON OUTSTANDING BILLS …
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… RESPONSE TO STUDENT LEADERS' LETTER TO LBJ ON THE DRAFT AND PEACE IN VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS GOLDBERG'S VIEWS ON FEDERAL BUDGET, TAX BILL; …
Presidential Recordings
… LBJ READS PART OF SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HE WILL MAKE AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; PLANS FOR LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO ATTEND CONVENTION; POSSIBLE NEED … FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL DEMONSTRATORS; EFFORTS TO DRAFT LBJ OR EDWARD KENNEDY AS NOMINEE …
Presidential Recordings
… CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ TELLS HHH TO KEEP WH INFORMED OF HIS WHEREABOUTS IN CASE LBJ WANTS HIM TO JOIN HONOLULU MEETING; HHH'S TRAVEL PLANS; …
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… LBJ ASKS ABOUT LODGE'S TRIP TO US FROM VIETNAM; LODGE THANKS LBJ FOR USE OF AIRPLANE; LBJ INVITES LODGE TO WH FOR MEETING …
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… LBJ DISCUSSES VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN PARIS, BOMBING HALT AND … WITH ANATOLY DOBRYNIN; CREIGHTON ABRAMS' TRIP TO MEET WITH LBJ BEFORE LBJ ORDERS HALT; MILITARY SUPPORT FOR HALT, TALKS …
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… LBJ REQUESTS REPORT ON ACTIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VIETNAM LAST NIGHT; WH SITUATION ROOM REPORTS THERE WERE NO … IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, REPORTS ON STATUS OF AIR STRIKES IN VIETNAM …
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… in Laos, his resistance to an American combat role in Vietnam, and his rejection of lethal force in resolving the … 30 Jun 1965, with McNamara telling LBJ that they were wrong in the Bay of Pigs not for doing it …
“Who would want to read a book on disasters?” That was the question John F. Kennedy put to an aide in late 1961 upon hearing that journalists were thinking about writing books on the first year of his presidency. It was a loaded question, as Kennedy was quite familiar with the book market, having written two popular volumes of history, including one on a political and military disaster. And there was no denying that his previous 12 months had been filled with foreign policy missteps—the most notable being the failed invasion at Cuba’s Bay of Pigs.
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… LBJ PRAISES KNIGHT'S COLUMN ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; GEORGE SMATHERS; FOREIGN POLICY; PANAMA; VIETNAM; LBJ QUOTES HIS FATHER ABOUT BEING ON THE FIRING LINE …
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… LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HEALTH AND UPCOMING SURGERY, REPORTS ON SUCCESS OF MANILA CONFERENCE AND ASIAN TRIP; VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; TALKS WITH ANDREI GROMYKO; LBJ'S HEAVY SCHEDULE …
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… RUSK TELLS LBJ HE WILL DELIVER SPEECH ON VIETNAM AT UPCOMING AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSN LUNCHEON MEETING, ASSURES LBJ OF FAVORABLE PRESS COVERAGE; LBJ TELLS RUSK TO DISCUSS …
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… LBJ WELCOMES SHAH OF IRAN, EXPRESSES RELIEF ON HIS ESCAPING … BRAZIL; LATIN AMERICAN REACTION TO DOMINICAN CRISIS, VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS FOR SUPPORT AT AFRO-ASIAN CONFERENCE IN ALGIERS; LBJ'S VISIT TO IRAN AS VP …
Presidential Recordings
… RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON CONGO SITUATION; POSTPONEMENT OF US-BELGIUM HOSTAGE RESCUE OPERATION; LBJ ASKS FOR DETAILS OF OPERATION, UPDATE ON LAOS, VIETNAM SITUATION; UK MONETARY CRISIS, EFFECT ON US ECONOMY; …
Presidential Recordings
… FARM BILL; ARA; FOOD STAMP BILL; LBJ IN RECENT POLLS; BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; REPUBLICAN ATTACKS ON LBJ; LBJ'S SUPPORT FOR EISENHOWER IN FOREIGN POLICY; VIETNAM; POVERTY BILL; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; RFK; …
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… LBJ ASKS FOR UPDATE ON CUBA, GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS; LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON HIS UPCOMING MEETING WITH NYT EDITORIAL BOARD; QUESTION OF NEUTRALIZATION OF VIETNAM, COMPARED TO LAOS; JOSEPH KRAFT; TED LEWIS; LEAKS TO …
Presidential Recordings
… OF STANLEY TUPPER TO US-CANADIAN COMMISSION; SMITH TELLS LBJ SHE SUPPORTS APPOINTMENT; LBJ THANKS SMITH FOR SUPPORT ON VIETNAM; SMITH VOICES HER SUPPORT OF LBJ TO LADY BIRD …
Presidential Recordings
… RFK'S REQUEST TO KATZENBACH TO BE ASKED TO MEETINGS; LBJ'S VIEWS ON DNC, CAMPAIGN FINANCES; LBJ'S RELATIONSHIP … LBJ AND BAY OF PIGS, CUBAN MISSILE CRISES; RFK'S RECENT VIETNAM SPEECH …